guitar

Meaning

Noun

1. A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick).
2. Any type of musical instrument of the lute family, characterized by a flat back, along with a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard.

Verb

To play the guitar.

Concepts

guitar

harp

violin

drum

musical instrument

piano

ukulele

plank spanker

Hyphenated as

gui‧tar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡɪˈtɑː(ɹ)/

Etymology

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek κῐθᾰ́ρᾱ (kithárā)bor.
Aramaic קיתראbor.
Arabic قِيثَارَة (qīṯāra)bor.
Spanish guitarrabor.
English guitar
From Spanish guitarra, from Arabic قِيثَارَة (qīṯāra), from Ancient Greek κῐθᾰ́ρᾱ (kithárā). Doublet of cithara, cither, and zither.

Sentences

Mohammed is a wonderful guitar player .